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WILLIAM W. MARTIN, OF SALEM, OREGON.

WATCH-OILER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 259,182, dated June 6,1882.

Application filed January 25, 1882. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM -W. MARTIN,

of Salem, in the county of Marion and State of Oregon, have inventedanew and useful Watch- Oiler, of which the followingis a full, clear,and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a device by means of which thebearings and wearing surfaces of watch movements and similar delicatemechanisms may be easily supplied with small and suitable quantities ofoil; and to this end my invention consists of a fountain or reservoirfor holding the oil, provided with an attached hollow needle-point orhair-tube for depositing the oil.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorrespondin g parts in both the figures.

Figure 1 is' a longitudinal sectional elevation of my new and improvedwatch-oiler; and Fig. 2 is a front elevation, showing a modificationthereof.

A represents the fountain or reservoir, and B represents the hair tubeor point. The reservoir may be made of glass or any other suitablematerial, and is closed at the upper end or top by the metal cap 11,which fits over the cork and over the end of the reservoir, as shown inFig. 1. The hair-tube B may be made of gold, silver, or any othersuitable material. If made of metal, the upper end of it is inserted inthe lower end of the reservoir and secured there, as shown in Fig. 1,and the lower end of the reservoir is provided with the conical cap orsocket dfor strengthening and giving a finish to the joint or connectionof the reservoir and tube.

To put the oiler in order for use the cap bis to be removed and thefountain or reservoir filled with oil. The cap is then to be replaced.To see that the tube is clear and that the oil 'flows, it is to betested by touching the point of the hair-tube upon the finger-nail. Assoon as the oil starts from the tube the oiler will always be ready foruse while the supply in the fountain lasts, and by simply touching thepoint of the tube to the hearing or surface to as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent A watch-oiler formed of the fountain A andhair-tube B, substantially as shown and described.

WILLIAM WILLARD MARTIN.

Witnesses:

SETH R. HAMMER, O. A. SEHLBREDE.

